Short version: almost every bar. Every Fresh Suds bar is made without shea butter — except our salt bars, which use a small amount for hardness. If you're avoiding shea, every bar in the line except the salt bars fits.
Is Fresh Suds soap shea-free?
Every bar is formulated without shea butter except the salt bars, which include a small amount for hardness. Avoiding shea entirely? Every bar except the salt bars qualifies.
Is shea butter a common allergen?
True shea allergy is rare. Refined shea carries almost no protein, and allergy research groups including the AAAAI and the University of Nebraska's food-allergy program report no confirmed reactions in people with tree-nut allergies.
Is there a real risk with shea butter?
For most people, no. The one documented risk is for people with a latex allergy — raw, unrefined shea contains latex, which can cross-react. A general tree-nut reaction to shea is not documented.
Why choose a shea-free bar if a true allergy is rare?
Sensitivity, past breakouts, a latex allergy, or preferring a shorter ingredient list — none require a diagnosis. Fresh Suds bars are built around 42% olive oil. Shea was never a base ingredient to begin with.
Which Fresh Suds bars contain shea butter?
Only the salt bars, in a small amount. Every other bar is made without it.
General information, not medical advice — if you have a diagnosed allergy, check with your allergist.